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The Unfish
''The Unfish'' () is a 1997 Austrian comedy film directed by Robert Dornhelm. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Maria Schrader as Sophie Moor * Eva Herzig as Maria Johler * Andreas Lust as Carl * Georges Kern as Herr Landauer * August Schmölzer as Bürgermeister * Karl Merkatz as Herr Johler * Bibiane Zeller as Frau Johler * Rudolf Wessely as Pfarrer See also * List of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Austria has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1961. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outsid ... References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Dornhelm
Robert Dornhelm (born 17 December 1947) is an Austrian film and television director. Biography Dornhelm is of Hungarian-Jewish descent born in Timișoara, Banat region, Romania. He has worked on numerous television programmes and has also released such movies as ''Echo Park'', '' The Venice Project'', '' The Unfish'', and '' A Further Gesture''. In 1998 ''The Unfish'' won the Citizen's Choice Award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. He directed the 1977 documentary film '' The Children of Theatre Street'', which was nominated for an Academy Award. Dornhelm directed the television miniseries '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2001), for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. He also directed the new TV adaptation ''Spartacus'' (2004) and the 2011 film '' The Amanda Knox Story''. Decorations and awards * 1978: Nominations for Academy Award for Best Documentary for ''The Children of Theatre Street'' * 2007: Romy Award for Best Director for ' (''The Crown Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Merkatz
Karl Merkatz (17 November 1930 – 4 December 2022) was an Austrian actor. Merkatz was born on 17 November 1930 in Wiener Neustadt, the son of a toolmaker. He first wanted to become a carpenter. After World War II he was an active Boy Scout in Wiener Neustadt. However, later he started to enroll in acting lessons in Salzburg, Vienna and Zurich. Then he found employment in theatres, most notably in Munich, Salzburg, Hamburg ( Deutsches Schauspielhaus, Thalia Theater), and Vienna (Theater in der Josefstadt, Burgtheater, Theater an der Wien). During his later career he starred in several roles in television and motion pictures. In the role of Edmund Sackbauer (Mundl) in the 1970s, he became famous as a typical working class Viennese ('' Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter''). Another big success came with the films " Bockerer" starring as a naive Viennese during the Second World War in Vienna (the later films are set in the subsequent years up to 1968). From 1998 to 2000 Kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Comedy Films
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1990s German-language Films
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1997 Comedy Films
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1997 Films
The year 1997 in film involved many significant films, including ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'', ''The Full Monty'', ''Gattaca'', ''Donnie Brasco (film), Donnie Brasco'', ''Good Will Hunting'', ''Boogie Nights'', ''L.A. Confidential (film), L.A. Confidential'', ''The Fifth Element'', ''Nil by Mouth (film), Nil by Mouth'', ''The Spanish Prisoner'', and the beginning of the film studio DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1997 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records *''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'' became the first film in history to pass at the box office on March 1, 1998. ''Titanic'' held the record for the List of highest-grossing films, highest-grossing film of all time for 12 years until it was surpassed by ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'' (also directed by James Cameron) on January 25, 2010. *The ''Jurassic Park'' franchise became the List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing franchises and film series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Austrian Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Austria has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1961. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non- English dialogue. It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since. Four Austrian films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: Wolfgang Glück's '' '38 – Vienna Before the Fall'' at the 59th Academy Awards, Stefan Ruzowitzky's '' The Counterfeiters'' at the 80th Academy Awards, Gotz Spielmann's Revanche at the 81st Academy Awards, and Michael Haneke's Amour at the 85th Academy Awards. While ''The Counterfeiters'' and ''Amour'' won the award. Submissions Most Austrian submission ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Submissions To The 70th Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English language, English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. For the 70th Academy Awards, forty-four films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The submission deadline was set on November 1, 1997. The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from Brazil, Germany, Russia and Spain and Netherlands. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luxembourg and Ukraine submitted a film for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Wessely
Rudolf Wessely (19 January 1925 – 25 April 2016) was an Austrian actor. Partial filmography * ''Guten Tag, lieber Tag'' (1961) – Strebel * ''Wo wir fröhlich gewesen sind'' (1966, TV Movie) – Lamprett Bellboys * ' (1968, TV Movie) – Dr. Wosnessensky * '' Kaddish for the Living'' (1969, TV Movie) – Bach * ' (1976) – Wieland * ' (1976) * ''Derrick'' (TV Series, 6 episodes): **''"Der Fotograf"'' (1978) – Herr Beer **''"Schubachs Rückkehr"'' (1979) – Rudolf Frank **''"Hanna, liebe Hanna"'' (1980) – Bächler **''"Die Schwester"'' (1981) – Der alte Lehrer / Old teacher **''"Eine Falle für Derrick"'' (1982) – Herr Kramer **''"Ein Spiel mit dem Tod"'' (1984) – Martin Kussloff * '' The Tailor from Ulm'' (1978) – Pointet * ' (1979, TV film) – Hans Prehl * '' Sunday Children'' (1980) * ''Die kleine Figur meines Vaters'' (1980) – Walter Henisch * ''Lieber Karl'' (1984) – Kubelka * '' Wahnfried'' (1986) – Schnappauf * ''Das Diarium des Dr. Döblinger'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Schmölzer
August Schmölzer (born 27 June 1958) is an Austrian actor and writer. Filmography Sources *http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0773590/ Living people 1958 births Austrian male writers Austrian male stage actors Austrian male film actors Austrian male television actors {{Austria-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Köhlmeier
Michael Köhlmeier (born 15 October 1949 in Hard, Austria)"Prize Acknowledging Literary Achievements of Michael Köhlmeier" Austrian Federal Chancellery, 23.06.2008. Retrieved 01.03.2010. is a contemporary n writer and musician. He studied Politics and German (1970–1978) at the University of Marburg, |
Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The Academy's corporate management and general policies are overseen by a board of governors, which includes representatives from each of the craft branches. As of April 2020, the organization was estimated to consist of around 9,921 motion picture professionals. The Academy is an international organization and membership is open to qualified filmmakers around the world. The Academy is known around the world for its annual Academy Awards, both officially and popularly known as "The Oscars". In addition, the Academy holds the Governors Awards annually for lifetime achievement in film; presents Academy Scientific and Technical Award, Scientific and Technical Awards annually; gives Student Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
